I have been getting a lot of emails recently from readers of Hot Dog Cart News asking me to check out their web sites. I really enjoy seeing how you folks are promoting your hot dog cart businesses online, which gives me an idea…
If you have a hot dog vending business, and you have a web site to promote it, how about sharing it here on HDCN. Don’t worry if it’s not super professional. The best ones are often very simple.
I think it will be fun to check out everyone’s sites, and to see all the different designs and marketing approaches as well as being able to learn from each other. But there’s a bonus – if you share your site here you’ll get some valuable advertising for free. This site gets 50,000 page views per month, so you don’t want to miss this opportunity!
Please note – this is only for hot dog cart operators, not cart manufacturers or industry suppliers. Manufacturers can contact me for advertising packages and rates.
Don’t be shy, let’s see what you’ve got. Leave your web address in the comments box below.
-Steve
Dear Steve – we are in the process of creating our site as we speak – well as I speak! we need a couple of days – wow we are SO one the SAME PAGE! Renee and Susan ” the dog dealers!
p.s we get our cart next week!
Fat Daddys Frankfurters – www.fatdaddysfranks.com . Simple site I designed myself…
Soon to have a You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/fatdaddysfranks
Hi Steve
Here is my site.
Have done a couple of special events, and some more scheduled.
Enjoy
Pete
I am on it. This another great idea Steve! Do you ever get tired of being THE MAN!
Come check out Get Grilled. Home of the Original Hanford Belly Buster Hot Dog. It is an all beef jumbo hot dog. And if I do say so myself..and I do. It is awsome! we serve it plain or the Big Belly with chili, sauerkraut, cheese, tomato, onion, peppers. either hot peppers or green peppers either way you want it. Just go to getgrilledfoods.com
Tim,
Yes I get tired of being the man every time something breaks around the house, the lawn needs mowing, there’s a spider in the girl’s bedroom, the dog’s nails need clipping, the car is making a “funny” noise, it’s trash day, and the neighbor is playing his music too loud again.
Sigh…
Steve,
My website hs been up since May. I have done 80% of my events from it.
Joe,
80% – nice!
-Steve
Here you go….. http://roysdogs.com (89% completed) I am a ERP/Web interface/ Application UI designer by trade and a Chicago Dog slinger at night. If anyone has questions please let me know
Chris,
I have a question.
I know what a Chicago dog slinger is, but what the hell is a ERP/Web interface/Application UI designer?
Never mind, just giving you a hard time 😉
Thanks for posting – your site looks great so far!
-Steve
Great post Steve. I am all about constructive critcism – any ideas – anyone – let me know. After-all I wanna be like a Green Tomato (as we say in the South) You either growing or your rotting – there ain’t no resting point!
Hee Hee….oh yeah…and GEAUX Tigers!
let me tell you how great this hot dog thing is, I went to see my Dr. for a check up. I happen to say something about my cart,left a buss. card 7 days latter doc called booked a birthday party for her sister.Happy Days Jim
It’s a work in progress.
http://davincidogs.blogspot.com/
Gee thanks Steve – for reminding me that this is the one thing I haven’t even started on yet – a website 🙂 After spending all summer going through the red tape, getting a cart, researching sources for supplies/food, dealing with the health dept, finding a commissary and FINALLY getting set up for business – mental head slap! I forgot to build a website! LOL But I will email you a picture of my cart. It’s pretty neato-keen if I do say so myself.
Renee’s Dogs
Lake Wylie, SC
Still in the process of adding more additional pictures and menu items.
Steve,
That is halarious but oh so true. I have always said that the only reason our wives keep us around is to carry groceries and kill bugs . I have also found out..according to my wife…that I am the reason for the bad economy, swine flu, global warming, pollution, E-coli, and everytime it rains when we wash our cars. LOL! But this is a great idea about the websites so your are The Man! but I am not going to tell my wife about you, she was asking about the cash for clunkers programs for husbands…HAHAHA.
I am enjoying this website tour, very cool
www.TopDogs-HotDogs.com
a really, really, great dog…..
Patricia
Greensboro, NC
Steve,
After posting my web-site with you yesterday, I have had 389 hits 89.5% came from your url the most I had in one day
Always Looking Forward,
Joe
Hey Joe,
Thanks for the stats. We get a LOT of highly targeted traffic here.
-Steve
Gary just sent me a link to his redesigned web site.
http://djhotdogs.com
Nice!
-Steve
Just starting to put my business plan together. Quick question to the masses. Does anyone serve pre-cooked dogs? The “Newbie” needs to understand what peole are serving.
Thanks
Hi Jack,
All hot dogs are pre-cooked from the factory.
Don’t feel bad. That’s a common newbie misconception, and there is a lot of misinformation out there.
If you want to know how the business REALLY works, check out my 250 page course at www.HotDogBiz101.com. We have a lot of successful people here who got their start with that course.
To your success!
-Steve
Dear Steve…here it is www.thedogdealers.com
we just finished it – yes “by ourselves” it still need our photos – but we feel hopefully we will be so busy selling dogs – no more time – for wed design!!!! hahaha thanks – Renee and Susan –
” The Dog Dealers “
We vend bbq and hhotdogs
dogs as well
Hey Jim,
Nice site! I see you are in West by God Virginia. I lived in Beckley for a few years. My Dad worked in the coal mines there.
Welcome aboard!
-Steve
Thanks for all of the help Steve!
Ryan Cairns
Dogs & Spuds
steve here our website
jim lester
jim&kay’s hot dogs
thegreatamericandawgwagon.com
Great websites everybody!
Thanks for sharing!
check this out..we are having fun and making some money!
I’ve been lurking over these websites for a while now and find them quite inspiring!
It’s awesome to see all the pictures and menu ideas. I can’t believe how elaborate some menus are, especially Joe “Pocono”. You do all of that on a CART????? Simply amazing!
I’m a bit computer challenged. What would you all recommend for a website host? Does it cost a lot to get one up?
I would like to have a site some time before next Spring, but don’t have a clue where to start. Perhaps that should be a project for my kids, lol.
Louise
Hi Louise,
I am with you. I am a little lost too. I see different offers out there but don’t know which way to go.
Here is my site, hope its as good as some of the sites I’ve seen here so far. Keep on slinging!
Hope everyone is doing great!
Let us know what you think of our site if you have the chance 🙂
http://www.dogfatherdogs.com
–Bryon
I have an eighteen year old who does my inventory & cleaning. He put our web site together. I think he did a pretty good job.